This book blew me away. I wasn’t expecting to love it so much!

This was a little tale of opposites attracting in the cutest way. Maya, aka, Mai, is a type a personality. She has a plan for her future. A future that doesn’t have room for high school baseball star, Anthony. But for some reason, the two of them can’t stop thinking about each other.

“If you weren’t such a pain in my ass, I’d kiss you right now.”
“If you weren’t such a pain in my ass, I’d let you.”

It started during spring break of senior year. They hung out for a while on the down low, but Mai breaks things off because they are too different and won’t work... but during graduation, they meet up again and sparks fly. Neither of them can let the other one go... So, when they both volunteer at the same two week event, they decide to get it out of their system... They will hang out in secret and go on the worst dates possible, hoping that the attraction will die out and they can happily go their separate ways. They don’t expect that two weeks of time to bring them closer.

Mai is terrified of letting her parents down. She knows they won’t approve of her relationship with Anthony. That made me so mad while reading this. Anthony is this great, really sweet guy and deserves a chance, but Maya cannot get past her fears.

Ultimately, I LOVED this book! It was funny and sweet. You will definitely root for Anthony and Mai throughout this book! This was an adorable, wholesome ya romance.

How to Wait Your Crush is a hilarious will they, won't they story. I loved the anti-relationship storyline in the book, it made from some entertaining situations. I loved loved Mai and Anthony so much! They were a great balance for each other. I devoured this book in one siting. How to Quit Your Crush is a total blast to read!

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

How to Quit Your Crush was such a cute book. In it, you will meet Mai and Anthony. They were sort of together but now they aren't. Oh wait, they are.. but then they aren't? If you are confused, then that is the correct feeling. These two were trying to not be together when they really wanted to be. It was a constant roller coaster with them involved.

The reason why they couldn't be together was probably the dumbest thing I have ever heard of. First off, Mai's family were like a bunch of robots. I also didn't like how judgey her brother Ethan was from time to time. Then the whole, you should be with this family friend because it will make everyone happy in the end is a bunch of bull.

After meeting Mai and Anthony, I had a feeling that things were going to work out between them. I honestly really wanted them to be together and laughed when they had a competition of bad dates. The whole point was to make them not be attracted to one another but failed consistently.

In the end, they had their drama but it ended up annoying me more than putting a smile on my face. It was still cute though and an easy book to read.

It's a real treat when I come across a YA contemporary romance done well. HOW TO QUIT YOUR CRUSH is certainly that. It's got me giggling and swooning, and I fell in love with the cute, lovable heroine and swoonworthy hero. Understated humor that's got me laughing more than I should. I have plans to reread this book soon!

I love Mai, she's so funny and adorable. I love Anthony, he's the best YA hero I've read in a long time. Not only is he a sexy hunk (with the requisite muscles, being a baseball player), I think what made me decide he's a keeper is the way he feels about Mai, the way he's protective of her and takes care of her. He's also very sweet. Like I said, the best (YA) hero I've read in a long time.

From their first scene, you can really see the chemistry between them, and how they're both so right for each other, despite all the ways they're different. Their dates are the highlights for me--so funny and romantic. They helped each other grow and change to be their best selves, which I think is something we all want with the person we love.

In closing, I super love this book and would recommend this pageturner to every romance junkie who loves YA contemporary romance. There's a previous story (Announcing Trouble) featuring Mai's best friend Josie and I'm off to read that one next.

The Quick Cut: Two opposites agree to a two week fling to deal with their lingering chemistry. Drama ensues when emotions get in the way.

A Real Review:
Thank you to Entangled Publishing for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

When people are very different, one of two things tend to happen: either they're infatuated with each other or hate each other for a very long time. There's a reason hated and love tend to go hand in hand in the emotional world: they're strong feelings that refuse to be denied. So when Mai's feelings for Anthony get in the way of her future plans, she agrees to a fling that ends their chemistry between one another once and for all.

Mai is future driven with great grades and high standards. Anthony is someone who could not care less about a bright Ivy League future and prefers not to think of the future. Even though these two are polar opposites, they share an infuation for each other that's keeping them from their separate goals. So, in turn, they attempt to deal with the feelings by agreeing to a two week fling (with rules). Will it work or will they just get into trouble instead?

I can see what experience the author was trying to provide here, but it didn't land for me. The uptight girl, the relaxed guy, and the rules to follow in their fake relationship? It screams Jenny Han's series "To All the Boys I've Loved Before". However, where Lara Jean and Peter have a chemistry borne out of mutual needs a d respect, Mai and Anthony don't share that undeniable a connection. If anything, it feels fairly weak after reading the other popular series.

Mai's parents play the role of unsupportive parents who expect the perfect child with high futuristic promise. Again, I get the role they're attempting to play here with the support for Mai. Unfortunately, for me it backfired and caused me to think she's just weak.

A romantic tale that isn't as strong as it's competition of similar style.

My rating: 3 out of 5

I received this free eARC novel from NetGalley. This is my honest review.

This was an okay novel for me. I never really felt the connection between Mai and Anthony, and Mai's rules were a bit much. Obviously they were fighting their attraction throughout the whole novel and made mistakes along the way.

I think the part that angered me the most was Mai's parents. They had this whole plan for Mai and never ONCE asked her what she wanted to do. They threw Grant at her and didn't ask if she liked him. Even though she ridged that for days, they never asked why she didn't want to go to the event with him. Her parents were selfish and narrow minded, and they really pissed me off.

I love how both Mai and Anthony challenged each other and trusted each other throughout their "experiment".

Overall this was a good novel. I'm glad I got a chance to read it!

I actually really liked this but did not end up loving it as I expected. The chemistry was on fire, the banter was swoony, the writing (unsurprisingly) was amazing. But mother eff, this was probably the most frustrating book I've ever read. I don't know why, but the back and forth about Mai and Anthony's feelings with each other just pissed me off. The repetivive "we can't be together because we have nothing in common but holy sh*t we can't stop thinking about each other and kissing". Ugh. I'm sorry. I really, really wanted to love this but I just couldn't. BUT. If you enjoyed Announcing Trouble (like I did), you should definitely check out this one.

I received an arc to read and review via Netgalley.

My thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
My apologies, but I'm going to have to gush a bit here: what a great, often hilarious, emotionally intelligent (and just plain intelligent) read this was! I love Amy Fellner Dominy's writing. Her world building, her sassy, snappy characters, and witty dialogue always have me coming back for more. She gets better and better with each new book. (I guffawed when I read her tribute to her long-suffering husband in her Acknowledgement, and what he has to endure when she is in the process of writing a book. Amy Fellner Dominy, simply put, has a way with words! Some of the one-liners just floored me, they were so brilliant.

Mai (Maya) Senn and Anthony Adams - what a pair! They appear to have absolutely nothing in common. She is brainy, goal-oriented and focused. She also has a "good girl" complex. Anthony doesn't like rules or plans. But for some reason, these two have sizzling chemistry and can't stay away from each other. In the end, Mai realizes that, despite their glaring differences, Anthony helps her to be "her more authentic self," to take risks and challenge herself physically as well as mentally.

Both of these adorably sweet new adults are facing uncertain futures: work, college, travel. But both are haunted by events in their pasts that affect the way they approach decision-making in their lives. Maya was adopted (she was left at an orphanage in Guyana, South America when she was a baby.) At first, she was the usual outgoing, rambunctious child growing up, but one day she wandered off and got lost on a family hiking trip when she was seven years old and she still has not gotten over the fear that popped into her fearful little head that her parents might have been relieved that she was gone and could then look for a better, more well-behaved child. Since then, she has curbed her natural outgoing instincts and has toed the line, trying to blend in with her adopted family. But Mai's exuberant, witty personality can only be smothered for so long - her undeniable attraction to Anthony is the catalyst that forces her to admit that she has been making choices that fit in with her parents' expectations, rather than her own.

Anthony was always "chill" about everything, but he used to be more goal-oriented and involved with life -before his father died of prostate cancer. Anthony never wants to be so invested in or excited about anything again, because it hurt too much when people died, dreams ended or plans failed. Anthony's mother is struggling with her husband's death just as much as Anthony is, but in the end, they both come to the realization that you can't live in fear of being hurt again. Yes, take precautions, make wise decisions - but keep taking those chances, say yes to love, and live life to the best of your ability.

I enjoy reading YA and NA books for this very reason. Life teaches us many lessons:, and as we get older, most of us become more cautious and less enthusiastic about risk taking. But Anthony and Mai are vivacious, intelligent young lovers who needed to learn to make decisions for themselves and to take risks that are both physically and mentally challenging. Mai's parents may not approve of Anthony, but Mai finds the courage to defy and shatter their expectations by taking a stand and putting her needs first. I love that the ending is very realistic - but oh so satisfying. I was always happy to return to this book after diligently slogging through my set work hours each day. The witty banter pulled my spirits up so many times during this Quarantine.. I absolutely encourage everyone to read this book. All the stars and then some!

This was a super cute, sweet YA romance. It was real and relatable and the banter between Anthony and Mai was great. However, I almost didn't read this book because there was a huge gaff by the author in the beginning where she notes that Guyana, the place where Maya is adopted, is in Central America instead of South America where it is actually located. Made me think her book was not well researched or culturally sensitive. Also, I wish that Mai had gotten more time resolving her issues with her parents at the end, that part wasn't well wrapped up for the reader. Overall, I would recommend this book.

I received a free ARC from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion. All thoughts are my own.

Firstly, this title got me hooked the second I saw it. We have all been through our high school with crushes so it made me interested to know how this story will work out. Secondly, this book is an adorable YA contemporary romance which pulled me in and I fell in love with Mai (Maya) and Anthony.

Maya and Anthony or two characters readers will resonate with immediately. Both are crushing hard on each other but both know that being in a relationship will not work out as they come from two different worlds. She is the valedictorian of her class and she has big plans for her future whereas Anthony is an athlete who never makes plans and lives each day as it comes.

This book had so much tension and chemistry and everytime Anthony and Maya were together they heated up every scene. It’s a funny and quirky read which you will not want to put down. The author did an Amazing job with this book. She made two weeks of their fling feel like a whole month. I was so invested with their story that I hated when it came to an end. I wish I could read more about them.

Would I recommend this book? Definitely!! I would recommend it to everyone who loves a cute romantic YA read. I am so in love with this story that I have ordered Announcing Trouble which is about Josie and Garrett’s love story.

I received How To Quit Your Crush on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. A big Thank You to the author and Entangled Publishing for this opportunity. All thoughts are my own.

Really enjoyed this book, Mai and Anthony are great characters! They are a true opposite attracts matching and that was really fun to read. They had great banter, easy to read and super likeable. The secondary characters were also well written into the story. Definitely recommend as a young adult contemporary novel!

Amy Fellner Dominy’s ‘How to Quit Your Crush’ is a sweet YA romance with endearing characters.

On paper, Mai Senn and Anthony Adams couldn’t be more different. Goal-oriented to the max, Mai has her future mapped out all the way to grad school. Reeling from his father’s death, Anthony is determined to live his life one day at a time. In spite of all of their differences, they have chemistry— an inexplicable attraction that they’re both desperate to shake. So they make a pact: two weeks of the worst dates ever, and then they’ll go their separate ways. Except they soon find that their pact isn’t diminishing their attraction at all; it’s growing.

I thought the premise for this novel was thoroughly charming, and the narrative arc took me places I wasn’t expecting. I think the choice to have the book be told in a first person dual narrative format was also the right call; it helps the reader get into the minds of both Mai and Anthony in ways they otherwise couldn’t. And it helps the reader better understand the pressures and baggage that both characters are experiencing. It’s a sweet little love story with brave characters that feels age appropriate. This is the first novel I’ve read by Dominy, and it won’t be my last.


Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Mai and Anthony are opposites. Mai was a bit high strung for my typical female character and her parents were just not at all likable for me. The reason it was a five was Mai and Anthony together. They just worked. Their volunteering was a little unique and I even learned a thing or two about trails. It was nice seeing Josie again too. Story was steady paced and had perfectly imperfect finish.

I received a copy of HOW TO QUIT YOUR CRUSH on NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Thank you to the publisher and author.

Five stars and here’s why:

First, the title is fantastic. We’ve all been there. So, I was so excited to receive a copy of this story based on that alone. Second, this book had all the points for a great YA story. There’s tons of teenage angst, but the issues of unrequited love, secrets, a love triangle, and the rents interfering with it all, kept me turning the pages all night long. Mai and Anthony are two main characters that the reader will immediately resonate with and will have to devote some time to sit down and finish the book in one sitting – it’s just that good. Highly recommend.

This book is an adorable YA contemporary and young romance. I was immediately pulled in and fell in love with Maya and Anthony. My heart was broken and healed over many times throughout their story. This book was too short, I want more! I didn’t know there was a book before this that features Maya’s best friend and her boyfriend which apparently includes how Maya and Anthony met. I am going to download it immediately. I absolutely recommend this book!

How to quit your crush is my first book by the author, and as standalone, I didn’t have any trouble understanding the story even without reading the previous one.
The story is sweet and lovely, perfect for those afternoons when you are looking for some relaxing time. Although the beginning is too slow, there is too much dump info about how the romance starts. The three first chapters are mostly flashbacks, and I think it would be nicer if the reader would have the chance to live the experience with the characters, instant of being told. Also, the sense of time seems odd, when the characters talk about the time passed it feels like it was years ago when it was just days or weeks. However around 15% into the story the plot is unfolded, and everything starts making sense.
I liked the sensitives topic explored in this story, both main characters are struggling with fit in, in their own way. One of them after the death of a parent and the other is trying to belong to the family who adopted her.
The sense of growing and the message to be yourself despite being different from what everyone is expecting of you is well done developed especially at the end of the story.
Another thing that I enjoyed about this book is Anthony. He supposes to have a touch of rebel status, but for me, he’s just funny and adorable, He’s just trying to hide the idea of missing so much his dad. On the other hand, I’m on the fence with Mai, she’s so judgemental and it was hard to feel sympathy for her because of that. Her arc is really flat through the story, not showing any sign of growing, thankfully almost at the end she has her moment of revindication.
Overall, the story is well written, with a strong plot and great concept. Once I got hooked, it was impossible to put it down until I was done with the last page.
Give it a try and you’ll not regret it.
100% recommended
Note: I received an ARC from Entangled Publishing, LLC. Through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. And I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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How to Quit Your Crush is a good read for me. I loved the fast pacing and the storyline the most. I have yet read Announcing Trouble where it all started with Josie and Garrett. But it’s okay if you didn’t read it because it really is a different story but the characters are from the same school.

This book follows a story about Maya and Anthony. Both are having crush towards each other but Maya knows Anthony is not good for someone like her. The background of her family confirms that. Her parents are both scientist and always focus on the future of their children. But Maya likes Anthony and Anthony likes Maya.

Maya knows that her parents wouldn’t accept her to be in relationship with someone like Anthony. Anthony is totally different than Maya. His life and his plan for his future. I guess that’s why the opposites attract.

Knowing that they need to end whatever feelings they have for each other, they both working on a plan where they will have a two-week fling and after that they will end whatever the thing is between them. But the question is, are they going to successfully end it?

I found myself addicted to this story and it such a great YA Contemporary with high school romance. I loved the characters so much and they feel so realistic. I wish there were more about them. I liked reading about Maya and Anthony. However the book felt too short for me. Maybe because it really was good.

<b>Thank you NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for providing me a copy of How to Quit Your Crush in return for an honest review. This book will be available on May 4th, 2020.</b>

when i got an email about this book, of course i said yes! i had NO idea this was a continuation of announcing trouble, it was refreshing to see josie again.
i was very excited to see what would happen with anthony and mai. their plan to have a 2 week fling? knew it was a bad idea from the very beginning. their banter was truly amazing i loved it so much.

this book was about more than romance, it was very heartfelt and i honestly felt for both of the characters. it broke my heart to see mai struggle so much to make everyone, especially her parents, proud. there is no such thing as perfect, so we should never strive for that.

all in all, i adored this book.

“I’m losing it over this girl, and she’s not even real. She’s like the dust devil I saw kick up in the desert this morning. There for a flash—this thing you can’t take your eyes off—and then gone like it was never there at all.”*

Mai and Anthony should be a terrible match. She tries to be the perfect daughter, following her parents’ plan so they never regret adopting her. After his dad’s death, Anthony has lost all faith in the future. His plan is to take an epic road trip with his dad’s ashes and then deal with one day at a time, while Mai’s going out of state for college. They broke up before graduation, but can’t stop thinking about each other. A fling consisting of purposely bad dates seems like a good way to end their feelings forever—or make them fall deeper in love.

I am a fan of Entangled’s Crush line which delivers feel good teen Contemporary romance in a category-length package. The characters in this novel shine bright. Both the hero and heroine have deep scars from the past that altered their personalities. On paper they are polar opposites, but in reality they are more alike than anyone would believe.

There are no “bad guys” in this story, rather the book is packed with realistic people who do what they do with the best intentions, not realizing the harm they cause. For example, Mai’s parents want what they think is best for her, so they push her to date family friend Grant. Mai’s best friend Josie discourages her from dating Anthony because she worries about Mai getting her heart broken.

My favorite secondary character was Anthony’s mom, who while dealing with the loss of her husband, fiercely loves and supports her sons. I absolutely loved the bad dates Mai and Anthony arranged for each other. They make the sweetest couple. As soon as I finished reading this story, I ordered ANNOUNCING TROUBLE which is Josie and Garrett’s love story.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thanks to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for providing an Advance Reader Copy.

*Please note that my review is based on uncorrected text.

Mai wanted the "bubbles" to stop. Anthony wanted to extinguish the flame. They embarked on a two week "fling" in order to crush their crush, but their plan may very well have backfired on them.

Announcing Trouble was such a hit for me, and I jumped at the chance to get back into this world. I was always curious as to why Mai and Anthony didn't work out in the last book, and therefore, was interested in getting the full story. I must say, I was surprised by some of the things I learned about these two, and I really loved getting to see them get their HEA.

Anthony was known to be the go-with-flow fun party boy. He didn't take his grades too seriously, and didn't seem to have any concrete post graduation plans. It seemed as though losing his father had a huge impact on Anthony and the way he thought about many things, such as relationships and his future. It was really his journey, that gripped me and didn't let go. I felt those tears welling up almost every time he started to unpack his baggage. I also loved learning about all these different sides of Anthony, which he kept hidden. He was a lot more complex, than I had anticipated, and it was a treat peeling back those layers.

Mai also carried some baggage. She hadn't always been *this* Mai, the merit scholar winning valedictorian with the five-year-plus plan. It was a combination of things, which resulted in this version of her, but I discovered it was partially driven by fear. That aspect of her story sort of broke my heart, but it made me more happy to know she had Anthony in her corner.

Now that I got all the big emotional stuff out of the way, I have to talk about how fun this book was. Mai and Anthony were a great pairing. They had chemistry and sparks, and the banter between them was noteworthy. I thought the dates were fantastic, and they were also used well. The dates let us learn about and understand Mai and Anthony, while also allowing these two to grow closer.

I cannot forget to mention how much I enjoyed myself on the trail. Anthony inserted himself back into Mai's life by volunteering for the same service project as her, rehabbing a desert trail. I live in the northeast, and am not well acquainted with the desert. Therefore, I found my time out there quite interesting, and I like that Dominy really worked some of the location into the story.

Overall: This book had it all! It had great characters, swoony romance, fabulous banter, emotional depth, and even a grand gesture, which combined to yield a perfect escape for me.